50 Books like Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager

HBR Guide to Project Management

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2011

Most projects fail before anyone misses a deadline. The discipline that catches them early.

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🏗️ Project Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment ✅ Decision Quality

HBR Guide to Project Management 99%

Most projects fail before anyone misses a deadline. The discipline that catches them early.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2011

3.78

715 ratings

🏗️ Project Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment ✅ Decision Quality

What You Need to Know about Project Management

by Fergus O'Connell • 2011

A project manager's no-fluff playbook for goals, plans, resources, risk, and the art of saying no.

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📊 Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Resource Management

What You Need to Know about Project Management Summary

What You Need to Know about Project Management 98%

A project manager's no-fluff playbook for goals, plans, resources, risk, and the art of saying no.

by Fergus O'Connell 2011

4.04

275 ratings

📊 Project Management 🎯 Goal Setting 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Resource Management

Managing Your First Project

by Thomas Ghantt • 2012

Four constraints, one structure, and the discipline to find trouble while fixing it is still cheap.

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🗂️ Project Management 👔 New Managers 📘 Beginner's Guides ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Managing Your First Project 98%

Four constraints, one structure, and the discipline to find trouble while fixing it is still cheap.

by Thomas Ghantt 2012

3.54

26 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 👔 New Managers 📘 Beginner's Guides ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management

The Everything Project Management Book

by Rick A. Morris • 2008

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

3.11

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

The Everything Project Management Book Summary

The Everything Project Management Book 98%

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

by Rick A. Morris 2008

3.11

9 ratings

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

Project Management for Non-Project Managers

by Jack Ferraro • 2012

You keep getting handed projects without the training. Here is the framework to deliver them.

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🗂️ Project Management 📈 Professional Development 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚠️ Risk Mitigation 👥 Team Collaboration

Project Management for Non-Project Managers Summary

Project Management for Non-Project Managers 97%

You keep getting handed projects without the training. Here is the framework to deliver them.

by Jack Ferraro 2012

3.54

28 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 📈 Professional Development 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚠️ Risk Mitigation 👥 Team Collaboration

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them

by Tom Kendrick • 2010

A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.

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📋 Project Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚡ Conflict Resolution

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them Summary

101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them 97%

A fix for every project problem: from scope creep to stalled teams to impossible deadlines.

by Tom Kendrick 2010

3.54

48 ratings

📋 Project Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Starting Out in Project Management 3rd edition

by Simon and Murray-Webster • 2018

Your first project run well: scope, schedule, team, risk, and the discipline to finish strong.

4.50

📋 Project Management 🔄 Project Lifecycle ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Traditional Project Management ✅ Quality Management

Starting Out in Project Management 3rd edition Summary

Starting Out in Project Management 3rd edition 97%

Your first project run well: scope, schedule, team, risk, and the discipline to finish strong.

by Simon and Murray-Webster 2018

4.50

4 ratings

📋 Project Management 🔄 Project Lifecycle ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Traditional Project Management ✅ Quality Management

Project Management

by Joan Knudson • 1991

Projects fail predictably. The lifecycle framework that catches trouble before it catches you.

4.00

🗂️ Project Management 🏛️ Traditional Pm 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Stakeholder Management

Project Management 97%

Projects fail predictably. The lifecycle framework that catches trouble before it catches you.

by Joan Knudson 1991

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4 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🏛️ Traditional Pm 📋 Project Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Stakeholder Management

The Lazy Project Manager

by Peter Taylor • 2009

Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.

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📋 Project Management 🎯 Pareto Principle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Team Management 💬 Communication Strategies

The Lazy Project Manager 96%

Focus on the 20 percent that matters, delegate the rest, and still leave early.

by Peter Taylor 2009

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1k+ ratings

📋 Project Management 🎯 Pareto Principle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 👥 Team Management 💬 Communication Strategies

Maximizing Project Value

by John C. Goodpasture • 2013

Finished isn't the same as valuable. A project manager's guide to building what actually lasts.

📋 Project Management 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Data-Driven Management

Maximizing Project Value 96%

Finished isn't the same as valuable. A project manager's guide to building what actually lasts.

by John C. Goodpasture 2013

📋 Project Management 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚠️ Risk Management 📊 Data-Driven Management

Project Management Essentials

by William P. Athayde • 2013

Before you launch another project, learn the five-phase framework that catches what most plans miss.

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📋 Project Management 📖 Quick Reference ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Stakeholder Management 🌊 Waterfall Methodology

Project Management Essentials 96%

Before you launch another project, learn the five-phase framework that catches what most plans miss.

by William P. Athayde 2013

3.33

9 ratings

📋 Project Management 📖 Quick Reference ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Stakeholder Management 🌊 Waterfall Methodology

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers

by Anthony C. Mersino • 2007

Complex projects fail on people, not process. The emotional skills every project manager needs.

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🗂️ Project Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Relationships 👥 Team Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers Summary

Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers 96%

Complex projects fail on people, not process. The emotional skills every project manager needs.

by Anthony C. Mersino 2007

3.73

237 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Stakeholder Relationships 👥 Team Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

Project Management for Small Business

by Joseph Phillips • 2011

A simple, repeatable system that keeps your small business projects from bleeding money.

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📋 Project Management 🏪 Small Business 🗓️ Business Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Management

Project Management for Small Business Summary

Project Management for Small Business 96%

A simple, repeatable system that keeps your small business projects from bleeding money.

by Joseph Phillips 2011

3.85

26 ratings

📋 Project Management 🏪 Small Business 🗓️ Business Planning ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Management

Glue

by Anh Dao Pham • 2022

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

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🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Glue 95%

Your Gantt chart will not save you. The interpersonal skills that make projects actually finish.

by Anh Dao Pham 2022

4.19

155 ratings

🔗 Project Leadership 🤝 Team Dynamics 📋 Meeting Design 🎯 Strategic Alignment 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know

by Barbee Davis • 2009

97 short, practical lessons on shipping software, leading teams, and keeping your stakeholders sane.

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📋 Project Management 💻 Software Development 🔄 Agile Practices 🧭 Team Leadership 🔧 Continuous Improvement

97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know Summary

97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know 95%

97 short, practical lessons on shipping software, leading teams, and keeping your stakeholders sane.

by Barbee Davis 2009

3.21

140 ratings

📋 Project Management 💻 Software Development 🔄 Agile Practices 🧭 Team Leadership 🔧 Continuous Improvement

Know-How

by Ram Charan • 2007

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

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857

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

Know-How 95%

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

by Ram Charan 2007

3.86

857 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

Start Everything Finish Nothing

by Rolfe G. Arnhym • 2014

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

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🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Start Everything Finish Nothing 95%

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

by Rolfe G. Arnhym 2014

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4 ratings

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Personal Agility

by Maria Matarelli • 2022

Six questions, one visual board: agile principles that rescue real priorities from the daily noise.

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🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Visual Management 🔄 Weekly Reflection ❓ Coaching Questions 🎯 Priority Setting

Personal Agility 95%

Six questions, one visual board: agile principles that rescue real priorities from the daily noise.

by Maria Matarelli 2022

4.3

10 ratings

🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Visual Management 🔄 Weekly Reflection ❓ Coaching Questions 🎯 Priority Setting

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done

by Harvard Business Review • 2010

Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.

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759

🕐 Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Ruthless Prioritization 🔄 Habit Automation 📅 Time Blocking

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Summary

HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done 95%

Longer hours don't work. The fix: 90-minute focus blocks, ruthless priorities, and real renewal.

by Harvard Business Review 2010

3.93

759 ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚡ Energy Management 🎯 Ruthless Prioritization 🔄 Habit Automation 📅 Time Blocking

How to Lead in Product Management

by Roman Pichler • 2020

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

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🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

How to Lead in Product Management Summary

How to Lead in Product Management 95%

Align stakeholders, guide teams, and decide together: the product leader's daily playbook.

by Roman Pichler 2020

3.70

253 ratings

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodology 💙 Empathic Leadership 🎯 Goal Alignment 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

Results Without Authority

by Tom Kendrick • 2006

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

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🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

Results Without Authority 95%

Your team answers to someone else. Build control from planning and metrics, not power.

by Tom Kendrick 2006

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3k+ ratings

🗂️ Project Management 🧭 Lateral Leadership 🤝 Stakeholder Management 📊 Metrics-Driven Management 👷 Project Managers

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

by Peter Economy • 2020

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

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🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Wait, I'm the Boss?!? 95%

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

by Peter Economy 2020

3.43

114 ratings

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Delegation and Supervision

by Brian Tracy • 2013

Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.

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🔄 Delegation 🛠️ Management Skills ⚡ Staff Motivation 💬 Feedback Culture 🧠 Personality Assessment

Delegation and Supervision 95%

Master delegation: the skill that multiplies your impact by putting you on the highest-value work.

by Brian Tracy 2013

4.09

759 ratings

🔄 Delegation 🛠️ Management Skills ⚡ Staff Motivation 💬 Feedback Culture 🧠 Personality Assessment

Decide

by Steve McClatchy • 2014

The tasks you postpone are the ones that move you forward. Decide which to tackle.

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⚖️ Decision Making 📋 Personal Productivity 🔋 Motivation Psychology 🎯 Goal Setting 🏔️ Leadership Development

Decide 95%

The tasks you postpone are the ones that move you forward. Decide which to tackle.

by Steve McClatchy 2014

3.70

518 ratings

⚖️ Decision Making 📋 Personal Productivity 🔋 Motivation Psychology 🎯 Goal Setting 🏔️ Leadership Development

Radical Focus

by Christina Wodtke • 2016

The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.

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5k+

🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Team Management 📅 Weekly Planning 📏 Measurable Outcomes 🎯 Stretch Goals

Radical Focus 95%

The OKR playbook: one qualitative goal, a few measured results, a weekly cadence that forces focus.

by Christina Wodtke 2016

3.96

5k+ ratings

🗺️ Strategic Planning 👥 Team Management 📅 Weekly Planning 📏 Measurable Outcomes 🎯 Stretch Goals

Time Management Magic

by Lee Cockerell • 2015

A Disney executive's four-level system for deciding what to do first when everything screams urgent.

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🕰️ Time Management 📋 Task Prioritization 📅 Daily Planning ⏰ Avoiding Procrastination 🎯 Goal Setting

Time Management Magic 95%

A Disney executive's four-level system for deciding what to do first when everything screams urgent.

by Lee Cockerell 2015

4.04

574 ratings

🕰️ Time Management 📋 Task Prioritization 📅 Daily Planning ⏰ Avoiding Procrastination 🎯 Goal Setting

Corporate Chanakya on Management

by Radhakrishnan Pillai • 2013

From treasury to talent: what a 2,300-year-old treatise on statecraft can teach today's managers.

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📜 Eastern Business Wisdom 👥 Employee Retention 💰 Financial Management 🧩 Team Collaboration ♟️ Strategic Planning

Corporate Chanakya on Management Summary

Corporate Chanakya on Management 95%

From treasury to talent: what a 2,300-year-old treatise on statecraft can teach today's managers.

by Radhakrishnan Pillai 2013

3.75

111 ratings

📜 Eastern Business Wisdom 👥 Employee Retention 💰 Financial Management 🧩 Team Collaboration ♟️ Strategic Planning

Creating Magic

by Lee Cockerell • 2008

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

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3k+

🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

Creating Magic 95%

Ten leadership lessons from the man who ran Disney World's ops, starting in the laundry room.

by Lee Cockerell 2008

4.27

3k+ ratings

🎯 Employee Engagement 🏨 Service Operations 🏰 Disney Leadership 📚 Training And Development ⏰ Time Management

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

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🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 95%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Being the Boss

by Linda A. Hill • 2011

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

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722

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Building Trust At Work 🏛️ Organizational Politics

Being the Boss 95%

Inner work, wide networks, and team habits turn a promotion into real leadership.

by Linda A. Hill 2011

3.85

722 ratings

🆕 New Managers 📋 Management Fundamentals 👥 Team Culture 🤝 Building Trust At Work 🏛️ Organizational Politics

Organizing Your Day

by Marsha Sims • 2009

The few tasks that matter: how to find them, protect them, and make them inevitable.

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⏳ Time Management 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Building 🐢 Procrastination 🤝 Delegation

Organizing Your Day 95%

The few tasks that matter: how to find them, protect them, and make them inevitable.

by Marsha Sims 2009

3.73

198 ratings

⏳ Time Management 🎯 Prioritization 🔄 Habit Building 🐢 Procrastination 🤝 Delegation

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference

by T.V. Rao • 2010

Your team's engagement is a math problem. The formula most managers ignore.

4.11

🎯 Management Competencies 👥 People Management 💪 Personal Agency ⚖️ Integrity In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference Summary

IIMA - Managers Who Make A Difference 95%

Your team's engagement is a math problem. The formula most managers ignore.

by T.V. Rao 2010

4.11

57 ratings

🎯 Management Competencies 👥 People Management 💪 Personal Agency ⚖️ Integrity In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building

Get Momentum

by Jason W. Womack • 2016

Deadlines sneak up because you only touch what's due now. The rules for getting weeks ahead.

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🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 👥 Mentorship 📋 Accountability

Get Momentum 95%

Deadlines sneak up because you only touch what's due now. The rules for getting weeks ahead.

by Jason W. Womack 2016

3.51

152 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 👥 Mentorship 📋 Accountability

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

by Chris McChesney • 2023

Daily demands swallow every strategy. A framework for delivering the one breakthrough that matters.

4.20

🏢 Organizational Execution 🎯 Strategic Focus 📊 Metrics And Measurement ✅ Accountability Systems 👥 Team Engagement

The 4 Disciplines of Execution 95%

Daily demands swallow every strategy. A framework for delivering the one breakthrough that matters.

by Chris McChesney 2023

4.20

70 ratings

🏢 Organizational Execution 🎯 Strategic Focus 📊 Metrics And Measurement ✅ Accountability Systems 👥 Team Engagement

Death by Meeting

by Patrick Lencioni • 2004

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

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14k+

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

Death by Meeting 94%

Meetings fail from politeness, not length. Fix: separate by purpose, seek real debate, hook fast.

by Patrick Lencioni 2004

4.03

14k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fables 📋 Meeting Design 👥 Team Dynamics ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Workplace Communication

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook

by Ron Ashkenas • 2018

A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

3.94

241

🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook Summary

Harvard Business Review Leader's Handbook 94%

A playbook for the work that separates managers who run things from leaders who change them.

by Ron Ashkenas 2018

3.94

241 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🏗️ Management Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 People Management 🎯 Execution Discipline

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1989

The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.

4.02

4k+

📖 Management Fables 🧑‍💼 New Managers 🤝 Effective Delegation ⏳ Time Management 💪 Employee Empowerment

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey Summary

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey 94%

The manager's curse: doing everyone else's job. A simple system to hand the work back.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1989

4.02

4k+ ratings

📖 Management Fables 🧑‍💼 New Managers 🤝 Effective Delegation ⏳ Time Management 💪 Employee Empowerment

A Year with Peter Drucker

by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

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🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

A Year with Peter Drucker 94%

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014

3.70

143 ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

Best Practices for Operational Excellence

by Luca Dellanna • 2019

The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.

4.20

🎯 Operational Excellence 🏭 Lean Methodology 📈 Continuous Improvement 📊 Performance Management ⚖️ Accountability

Best Practices for Operational Excellence Summary

Best Practices for Operational Excellence 94%

The one-team, one-habit path to operational excellence: stop trying to change everything.

by Luca Dellanna 2019

4.20

20 ratings

🎯 Operational Excellence 🏭 Lean Methodology 📈 Continuous Improvement 📊 Performance Management ⚖️ Accountability

The First-Time Manager

by Loren B. Belker • 1978

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

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3k+

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 📋 Performance Feedback ⏰ Time Management

The First-Time Manager 94%

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

by Loren B. Belker 1978

3.82

3k+ ratings

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 📋 Performance Feedback ⏰ Time Management

Extreme Productivity

by Robert C. Pozen • 2012

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

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2k+

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

Extreme Productivity 94%

Time management isn't your problem; priority management is. Concentrate effort where it pays.

by Robert C. Pozen 2012

3.56

2k+ ratings

💼 Corporate Productivity 🎯 Priority Management 📅 Time Management 📋 Meeting Management 🤲 Delegation

Behind Closed Doors

by Johanna Rothman • 2005

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

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1k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees 📋 Delegation Skills 🔗 Systems Thinking

Behind Closed Doors 94%

Saying no, coaching honestly, and building real trust: the learnable skills behind every great team.

by Johanna Rothman 2005

3.98

1k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Employees 📋 Delegation Skills 🔗 Systems Thinking

Rules of Management

by Richard Templar • 2005

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

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2k+

🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment ❤️ Workplace Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership

Rules of Management 94%

Stop managing your team: the single rule that turns a boss into a leader.

by Richard Templar 2005

3.87

2k+ ratings

🧱 Management Fundamentals 👋 New Manager Training 💪 Empowerment ❤️ Workplace Motivation 🤲 Servant Leadership

EntreLeadership

by Dave Ramsey • 2011

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

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14k+

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

EntreLeadership 94%

An entrepreneur starts a business; a leader grows one. The combined playbook from the trenches.

by Dave Ramsey 2011

4.19

14k+ ratings

🚀 Entrepreneurial Leadership 🏢 Small Business Management 🎯 Goal Setting ⏳ Time Management 📝 Hiring Practices

Who Does What By How Much?

by Jeff Gothelf • 2024

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

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107

🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment 👥 Customer-Centric Strategy 🧭 Team Autonomy

Who Does What By How Much? 94%

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

by Jeff Gothelf 2024

4.36

107 ratings

🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment 👥 Customer-Centric Strategy 🧭 Team Autonomy

Managerial Leadership for Librarians

by G. Edward Evans • 2017

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

2.89

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Managerial Leadership for Librarians Summary

Managerial Leadership for Librarians 94%

The library manager's playbook: public budgets, volunteer boards, and the scrutiny that never quits.

by G. Edward Evans 2017

2.89

18 ratings

📚 Library Management 🤝 Nonprofit Management 🎯 Strategic Planning 📋 Board Governance ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Agile Project Management for Beginners

by Bryan Mathis • 2013

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

3.35

🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

Agile Project Management for Beginners Summary

Agile Project Management for Beginners 94%

From wishlist to working software: the sprint-by-sprint guide for first-time Agile leads.

by Bryan Mathis 2013

3.35

71 ratings

🔄 Agile Project Management 🏃 Scrum Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 📈 Continuous Improvement 👥 Team Workflows

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers

by Robert Fritz • 1999

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

4.15

307

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers Summary

The Path of Least Resistance for Managers 94%

Solving problems won't advance your organization. Designing its structure will.

by Robert Fritz 1999

4.15

307 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Systems Thinking 🔀 Change Management 🔭 Vision-Driven Leadership ⚙️ Lean Methodology

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan

by George B. Bradt • 2006

Start before Day One. Align your team, secure early wins, and own the quarter in 100 days.

3.99

6k+

🚀 Executive Onboarding 👔 New Managers 🧭 Team Alignment 📋 Accountability Systems 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan Summary

The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan 94%

Start before Day One. Align your team, secure early wins, and own the quarter in 100 days.

by George B. Bradt 2006

3.99

6k+ ratings

🚀 Executive Onboarding 👔 New Managers 🧭 Team Alignment 📋 Accountability Systems 🗺️ Stakeholder Mapping

The Agile Pocket Guide

by Peter Saddington • 2012

Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

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🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

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Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.

by Peter Saddington 2012

3.42

48 ratings

🔄 Agile Methodology 🏃 Scrum 📋 Project Management 🛡️ Servant Leadership 📈 Kaizen

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